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EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 1 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. CAUTION— button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely (the STANDBY lamp goes off). When installing the apparatus, ensure that the plug is easily accessible. The button in any position does not disconnect the mains line.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 2 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2. CAUTION: Do not open the top cover. There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit; leave all servicing to qualified service personnel. 3. CAUTION: Visible and/or invisible class 1M laser radiation when open. Do not view directly with optical instruments.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 1 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Table of contents Introduction ...........................................2 Playback ...............................................17 Notes on handling ......................................................... 2 Supplied accessories ...................................................... 2 Basic Playback ..............................................................17 One Touch Replay .......................................................
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 2 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Introduction 7 Safety precautions Notes on handling Avoid moisture, water and dust Do not place the system in moist or dusty places. 7 Important cautions Installation of the system • Select a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold; between 5°C and 35°C. • Leave sufficient distance between the system and the TV. • Do not use the system in a place subject to vibration. Power cord • Do not handle the power cord with wet hands.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 3 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM About discs Notes on DVD-R and DVD-RW • This system does not support “multi-border” disc. Playable disc types This system has been designed to play back the following discs: DVD VIDEO Audio CD VCD SVCD Notes on CD-R and CD-RW • This system can play CD-Rs or CD-RWs recorded with ISO 9660 format. • This system supports “multi-session” discs (up to 20 sessions). • This system cannot play “packet write” discs.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 4 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM About discs Playable file types For all playable files • The system can only recognize and play files with one of the following extensions, which can be in any combination of upper and lower case; MP3: “.MP3”, “.mp3” WMA: “.WMA”, “.wma” JPEG: “.JPG”, “.JPEG”, “.jpg”, “.jpeg” ASF: “.ASF”, “.asf ” MPEG-2/MPEG-1: “.MPG”, “.MPEG”, “.mpg”, “.mpeg” DivX: “.DIVX”, “.DIV”, “.divx”, “.div”, and “.AVI”, “.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 5 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Index of parts and controls The numbers in the figures indicate the pages where the details of the parts are described.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 6 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Index of parts and controls Remote control Putting batteries in the remote control 31 31 14 16 Number buttons: 19 13 13 15 20, 24, 33 18 15, 17 15, 17 17, 37 17, 37 19, 29 27, 28 28, 29 30 30 13, 15, 16, 25, 27, 29, 31, 32, 33 16 20 20, 24, 32 16, 20, 33 23 15 15, 36 19, 36 22 19, 25 15 16, 29 R6P (SUM-3)/AA (15F) type dry-cell batteries (supplied) If the range or effectiveness of the remote control decreases, replace both batteries.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 7 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connecting the FM and AM antennas If reception is poor Center unit AM loop antenna (white) 7 AM loop antenna Setting up supplied AM loop antenna Outdoor single vinyl-covered wire antenna (not supplied) 7 FM antenna If the antenna cord is covered with the insulation coat, twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 8 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connecting the satellite (front, center, surround) speakers and the subwoofer 7 Assembling the front and surround speakers for TH-P7 2 When assembling a speaker without stand: Speaker A: Use these screws (M4 x 45 mm) when assembling the speaker with the base plate.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 9 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. 7 Connecting speakers for TH-P7 SP-THP7F Front speakers SP-THP7S Surround speakers Speaker cord • Connect the black cords to the black (–) terminals. • Connect the white cords to the red (+) terminals. Before connecting the speaker cords; Twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 10 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. 7 Connecting speakers for TH-P3 SP-THP3F Front speakers SP-THP3S Surround speakers Speaker cord • Connect the black cords to the black (–) terminals. • Connect the white cords to the red (+) terminals. Before connecting the speaker cords; Twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 11 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Speaker layout Connecting a TV To obtain the best possible sound from this system, you need to place all the speakers except the subwoofer at the same distance from the listening position. Center speaker Front left speaker Front right speaker Subwoofer • You can get better picture quality in the order — Component video > S-video > Composite video.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 12 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connecting an external component You can enjoy the sound of an analog component. Center unit To audio output RCA pin plug cord (not supplied) VCR TV Cassette recorder NOTE • If you connect a sound-enhancing device such as a graphic equalizer between the source components and this system, the sound output through this system may be distorted.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 13 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Operating the TV You can use the remote control to operate not only this unit but also JVC TVs. • Refer also to the manuals supplied for the TV. • To operate the TV, aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the TV. 7 To operate a JVC’s TV You can perform the following operations on the TV. TV: 13 Turn on or off the TV. TV VOL +/– with SHIFT pressed and held: Adjust the volume. TV/VIDEO: Set the input mode (either TV or VIDEO).
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 14 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Basic operations The buttons on the remote control are used to explain most of the operations in this manual. You can use the buttons on the center unit same as on the remote control for operations unless otherwise noted. The buttons described below are used on pages 14 to 16. Turning the system on/off On the remote control: Press AUDIO. On the center unit: Press .
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 15 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Basic operations Selecting the source to play On the remote control: Press one of the source selecting buttons (DVD 3, USB MEMORY 3, FM/AM or AUX). DVD 3: To play back a disc (DVD VIDEO, VCD etc.). (See page 17.) USB MEMORY 3: To play back a file in a USB mass storage class device. (See page 17.) FM/AM: To tune in an FM or AM station. (See page 36.) Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 16 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Basic operations See page 14 for button locations. Sleep Timer [SLEEP] Changing the scan mode The system turns off automatically when the specified period of time has passed. Press SLEEP with SHIFT pressed. Each time you repeat the procedure, the shut-off time changes. Example: minutes To check the remaining time Press SLEEP once with SHIFT pressed. The system can be accommodated to your TV’s scan mode.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 17 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Playback • The icon such as shows the disc formats or file types the operation is available for. The buttons described below are used on pages 17 to 20. Number buttons For MP3/WMA files The file control display (see page 26) appears on the TV screen. For JPEG files Each file (still pictures) is shown on the TV screen for about 3 seconds (slide-show). When stopping playback, the file control display (see page 26) appears on the TV screen.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 18 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Playback See page 17 for button locations. 7 Playback information on the display window DVD VIDEO Example: When a DVD VIDEO encoded with Dolby Digital 5.1ch is played Chapter number VCD/SVCD/CD Example: When a CD is played back Signal and speaker indicators Track number Elapsed playing time (hour:minute:second) Elapsed playing time (hour:minute:second) Signal and speaker indicators (See page 22.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 19 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Playback See page 17 for button locations. JPEG file NOTE File number • When a CD or MP3/WMA is played back, sound is intermittent and low during fast-forward/reverse search. • This feature may not work for some discs/files. • For MP3/WMA, the search speed is not shown. • The search speed for DivX is y1, y2, y3 for forward search, and 11, 12 and 13 for reverse search.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 20 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Playback See page 17 for button locations. The control display is shown on the TV screen, and the system starts playback of the first title/playlist. • The PLAY LIST is shown only when the playlist is on the DVD VR disc. Skipping at about 5-minute intervals While playing back a long file, you can skip within the file at about 5-minute intervals. TOP MENU/PG: shows the ORIGINAL PROGRAM. Example: 7During playback Press Cursor 3/2.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 21 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Advanced operations • The icon such as shows the disc formats or file types the operation is available for. The buttons described below are used on pages 21 to 32. Number buttons Cursor (3/2/Y/5)/ ENTER 7 Dolby Surround Dolby Pro Logic II*1 Dolby Pro Logic II has a developed multichannel playback format to decode all 2 channel sources — stereo source and Dolby Surround encoded source — into a 5.1 channel.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 22 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Advanced operations See page 21 for button locations. 7 DSP Selecting the surround mode • STADIUM STADIUM mode adds clarity and spreads the sound, like in an outdoor stadium. • All Channel Stereo All Channel Stereo (ALL ST) mode can reproduce a larger stereo sound field using all the connected (and activated) speakers. All Channel Stereo can be used while reproducing 2 channel stereo source.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 23 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Advanced operations Using the on-screen bar See page 21 for button locations. CD You can check disc information and you can use some functions using the on-screen bar. Showing the on-screen bar ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX 7Whenever a disc is loaded Press ON SCREEN. Each time you press the button, the onscreen bar changes as follows on the TV screen.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 24 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Advanced operations Changing the time information You can change the time information in the on-screen bar on the TV screen and the display window of the center unit. 7During playback 1 2 3 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen. Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight . Press ENTER repeatedly to select the desired information. Example: When elapsed playing time of disc is selected. See page 21 for button locations.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 25 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Advanced operations See page 21 for button locations. Locating a desired scene using a VCD/SVCD menu with PBC Locating a desired chapter using the onscreen bar A VCD or SVCD recorded with PBC has its own menus such as a list of contained songs. You can locate a specific scene by using these menus. 7During playback 7During playback with PBC function 2 1 Press RETURN repeatedly with SHIFT pressed, until the menu appears on the TV screen.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 26 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Advanced operations See page 21 for button locations. Locating a desired position by specifying the time You can locate a desired position by specifying the time from the beginning the disc (while stopped) or the current title/track (during playback).
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 27 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Advanced operations See page 21 for button locations. 7For MP3/WMA: During playback or while stopped 7For JPEG/ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX: While stopped 1 2 Press Cursor 3/2/Y/5 to select the desired group/track/file. 7During playback of a disc containing multi-view angles • For MP3/WMA, playback starts from the selected track. • For JPEG, proceed to perform the following operation.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 28 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Advanced operations Selecting the subtitle 7During playback of a disc/file containing subtitles in several languages When using the SUBTITLE button: 1 2 Press SUBTITLE. See page 21 for button locations. Selecting the audio 7During playback of a disc/file containing audio in several languages When using the AUDIO button: 1 Example (DVD VIDEO): “ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 subtitle languages recorded.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 29 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Advanced operations Special picture playback See page 21 for button locations. Changing the VFP setting 7During playback The VFP (Video Fine Processor) function enables you to adjust the picture character according to the type of programming, picture tone or personal preference. Press 8 repeatedly. 7During playback Frame-by-frame playback Each time you press the button, the still picture advances by one frame.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 30 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Advanced operations 6 7 8 Press ENTER. The current VFP settings appear again. Repeat steps 3 to 6 to adjust other parameters. Press VFP. NOTE • Although the setting display disappears in the middle of the procedure, the setting at that time will be stored. Program Playback 7While stopped 1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until program window appears on the TV screen. See page 21 for button locations. 3 Press DVD 3 to start Program Playback.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 31 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Advanced operations See page 21 for button locations. When using the on-screen bar (except for MP3/WMA/ JPEG/ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX): Repeat Playback Repeating the current selection 7For DVD VIDEO/DVD VR: During playback 7For VCD/SVCD: During playback without PBC function or while stopped 7For CD/MP3/WMA/JPEG/ASF/ MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX: During playback or while stopped When using the REPEAT button: Press REPEAT with SHIFT pressed.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 32 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Advanced operations When using the on-screen bar: 1 2 3 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen. Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight . Press ENTER. See page 21 for button locations. Sound and other settings NOTE • Before you start the operation; There is a time limit when doing the following steps. If the setting is cancelled before you finish, start from step 1 again. 1 Press SETTING with SHIFT pressed.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 33 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Setting DVD preferences Using the setup menus • You can change the language used in the setup menus. See “Menu description” below. Basic operation on the setup menus Cursor (3/2/Y/5)/ ENTER 7 SUBTITLE Some DVDs have multiple subtitle languages. • Select the initial subtitle language*. 7 ON SCREEN LANGUAGE • Select the language shown on the TV screen when operating this system.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 34 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Setting DVD preferences 7 PICTURE SOURCE You can obtain optimal picture quality by selecting whether the content on the disc/file is processed by field (video source) or by frame (film source). Normally set to “AUTO”. • AUTO Used to play a disc/file containing both video and film source materials. This system recognizes the source type (video or film) of the current disc/file according to the disc/file information.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 35 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Setting DVD preferences 7 Subwoofer menu (SUBWOOFER) LEVEL You can set the output level of the subwoofer in the -6 dB to +6 dB range. CROSS OVER The signals below the preset frequency level will be sent to and be reproduced by the subwoofer. Select one of the crossover frequency levels according to the size of the small speaker connected. • 120Hz: Select when the cone speaker unit built in the speaker is about 8 cm.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 36 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Tuner operations The buttons described below are used on pages 36 and 37. Setting the AM tuner interval spacing Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart, and some countries use 10 kHz spacing. You can only change the AM tuner interval spacing while selecting AM as the band. Number buttons On the center unit ONLY: 7To change the interval spacing into 10 kHz Press 8 while holding down 7.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 37 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM Tuner operations Preset tuning Once a station is assigned to a channel number, the station can be quickly tuned in. You can preset 30 FM and 15 AM stations. 7 To preset the stations 1 Tune in the station you want to preset. • If you want to store the FM reception mode for an FM station, select the reception mode you want. See “Selecting the FM reception mode” on the right column. Example: When the system is tuned in to 103.5 MHz.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 38 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM References Maintenance 7 Handling Discs • Remove the disc from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly. • Do not touch the shiny surface of the disc or bend the disc. • Put the disc back in its case after use to prevent warping. • Be careful not to scratch the surface of the disc when placing it back in its case. • Avoid exposure to direct sunlight, extreme temperature and moisture.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 39 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM References Specifications 7 Center unit (XV-THP7/XV-THP3) Audio section Front/Surround: Center: Subwoofer: 40 W per channel, RMS at 3 Ω at 1 kHz, with 10 % total harmonic distortion. 100 W, RMS at 4 Ω at 1 kHz, with 10 % total harmonic distortion. 100 W, RMS at 4 Ω at 30 Hz, with 10 % total harmonic distortion.
EN_THP7-P3[U]4.book Page 40 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 5:08 PM References 7 Satellite speakers (For TH-P7) 7 Satellite speakers (For TH-P3) Front speakers (SP-THP7F) Front speakers (SP-THP3F) Type: 1-Way Bass-Reflex Type (Magnetically-shielded Type) Speaker: 5.5 cm cone M 1 Power Handling Capacity: 40 W Impedance: 3Ω Frequency Range: 100 Hz to 20 000 Hz Sound Pressure Level: 74 dB/W·m Dimensions (W M H M D): 280 mm M 1106 mm M 280 mm Mass: 3.
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